Long Covid Workshop with Patrick McKeown - Practical Breathing Exercises for Long Covid (subtitled)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ม.ค. 2025
- Join Patrick McKeown and long COVID survivor, Vikki Armstrong Jones, to explore new research and try breathing exercises that support recovery.
Hear about Vikki’s journey, gain an understanding of what happens to the body during long COVID, and learn the breathing protocol Patrick has successfully used with clients.
What can I learn?
• Discover simple breathing exercises to help with Long COVID
• Reduce breathlessness and unblock the nose
• Stimulate vagus nerve and improve nervous system balance
• Normalise blood gases
• Take back control of your wellbeing
If you know someone who is living with long COVID, or who works in a caring role and will find this information valuable, please share.
We hope you enjoy it.
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14:50 First exercise
I can't thank you enough! 2 years in and only just coming to this. Gives me hope x
You are so welcome
Hi! Can you update us on how you are right now?
This is a very useful video. The Irish accent is so beautiful and calming
Yes, I'm type A.... never sit.... always riding my bike or going places. I have long covid now, shortness of breathe and AFIB type symptom/attack at night. Very scary.
How can I skip to the beginning of each exercise for review?
Thank you Patrick!!!
When I felt air hunger yesterday, I was driving home and started breathing in for 3 and exhaling for 6 and after a while the air hunger went away. This morning I’m also continuing the in for 3 and out for 6 for 3 minutes and it helps out so much.
Great job!
Thanks Patrick, I appreciate your work. I started reading your book few days ago today I was just diagnosed with bronchitis. I all this knowledge will help me to get back to running again soon (I hope). Can't wait to see you in Wim Hof podcast ;)
You are very welcome, Piotr. Hope the exercises work for you! Regards, Darren
When it comes to the breath, he explains it scientifically and clearly. Also, he'll give you little tips that you can utilize in your day-to-day lives, that actually helps. Thanks, Patrick. Hope all is well.
Hi Christina. That's what we are here for! Thanks for your comment. Best, Darren
Hi @@shelley7209
Any possible medical diagnoses will have to be discussed with your personal physician, however, we have seen functional breathing vastly improve the symptoms of thousands of people over the years.
A huge proportion of those people are suffering with lung problems like asthma and pulmonary fibrosis.
Learning to nose breathe can be very difficult and takes daily work on breathing exercises but it is a great benefit in helping to manage such symptoms.
Amazing, thanks so much. The nasal decongestion tip worked like a charm and all doctors I’ve spoke to for the past two years (including respiratory experts have been clueless about this) 🙏
Hi Andy. Yes, very few little people know about this technique. Our aim is to get it out there. Thanks for your comment. Regards, Darren
Thank you for your great work, Patrick!!!
I am still recovering from … breathing is the most important medicine
Amazing-Amazing video!! Thank you very much 🙏🏻
Thank you for watching and commenting @Paradys8
Thank you so much Dr, these techniques have helped me so much❤️!
Hi Merlot. Glad it was helpful! Cheers, Darren
Thank you🙏 even now, in nov 2022, this information is so precious, helping me to recover from pneumonia and a strange new virose.
19:00 further details
Hi Patrick! I've been battling shortness of breath for 2 + years from covid pneumonia. was never hospitalized. I am concerned because it's like clock work when a breathing flare is coming. it's a dry cough them shortness of breath, with lung burn or something burning in my back area..When I cry do you know why that helps ne breath better??
I have a problem. I’ve gone from doing daily holds to then one day overdoing my walking and general exertion. I now suddenly have ‘no’ desire to breathe and my BOLT score is extremely high from only being 15 or so. Has my Long Covid body cells finally stop producing enough CO2 ? I have new symptoms and excessive cold/tingling in Limbs followed by big blood pressure changes in my extremities
Thank you so much for doing these videos. So helpful. I have a problem that seem very different from others. I have a gastric issue whereby my stomach is filling with air, sometimes very painful and it feels like it’s pushing on my diaphragm and interferes with my breathing patterns.
Hi Tessie. Try reduced breathing exercises and try eating with your mouth closed so that there's less air going down the airway. It could help! Best, Darren
did u get check for hernia
@@tiaragainey9040 It actually (knock wood) resolved over the months.
Do you recommend using the buteyko belt and myotape for those with long COVID?
Bolt score 6:05
thank you , this is helping
this is lovely of you and thank you but is there something concise ? an hour and a half is a long time these days
Hi @myotherusername9224
During Covid lockdown Patrick put together a video of exercises. It is still 40 minutes long but a lot shorter than the workshop video.
th-cam.com/video/AiwrtgWQeDc/w-d-xo.html
Also, our sister channel Buteyko Clinic has a very short video on Breathing exercises to help reduce the symptoms of long covid.
th-cam.com/video/A-wPQWLatv4/w-d-xo.html
Thank you! 🙏
Hi Patrick , I would love to learn this technique as I have asthma and had pneumonia through Covid in July , could you recommend somebody to teach me in glasgow , kind regards john dalglish
Hi John. Here's an instructor based in Glasgow oxygenadvantage.com/instructor/jake-gordon/
Regards,
Darren
Ive been on oxygen since I left the hospital. Ive got an oxy generator in my house. Ive only just heard of this method. I stayed in the hospital for 22 days with double pneumonia. Im out now and pretty much been on my own. Ive been doing short walks that sort of thing. I feel as though im a prisoner of this oxygen if i remove the cannula my blood saturation rate goes into the 80s after a pretty short walk without my oxygen. Is there any risk in going from this oxygen to your methods or anything that I should know?
How are you going now?
Since longcovid I hyperventilate even sitting down. 1 year ago... And I'm an athlete. What has happened to my body.
I have been unable to find the app for the am &pm meditation. Help!
All I find are breathing exercise apps.
Is it good to excercise if the CP is lower than 15?
You could also use the accuputure spot on face to clear nose
Is there a printable transcript that can be downloaded?
Is coughing a symptom of air hunger? It's really bad in the mornings, making it frustrating to do these exercises.
Some days I can manage really well after I have done some moving exercises like swinging the arms side to side to open up the ricage. Any tips to stop the coughing spasms?
My wife finds Patrick's videos very helpful esp breath hold for coughing. She also used marshmallow root tea, and warm (not hot) fresh ginger tea with pure unpasteurized honey and lemon first thing in morning. Also try laying on your side or stomach to help breathing and small vaporizer, warm mist humidifier by bed with eucalytus oil in scent holder overnight and or hot shower when coughing is worst. Hope any of this helps.
I have severe coughing colds. Will these breathing techniques help me.
Hi Elisa. Yes they do tend to help most people once you practice the exercises daily.
Regards,
Darren
Please just give us some timestamps of each exercise.
Where in the video can I find the actual daily exercise?
Search in TH-cam. Patrick McKeown covid. You will find video with all exercises for covid.
Go gentle with long Covid. It is important to activate the bodies relaxation response. Small breath holds. Soft, light breathing.
I got a bolt score of 20 seconds. But I have some trouble breathing now(air hunger) during my Long covid.
Thanks I will search for that.
Isn't LONG COVID the malfunction of ANY organ in the body, and not just BREATHLESSNESS or CHRONIC FATIGUE?
Hello dr patrick. I am prescribed dilatair and prednisone due to shortness of breath.. should i stop it?
Hi Karen. Definitely don't stop taking your medication. Practice the exercises alongside your medication. Regards. Patrick
@@PatrickMcKeownBreathing thanks so much doc! appreciate it so much
@@PatrickMcKeownBreathing i had some tears towards the end of the video..because like what one said it can be a lonely path.. i can so relate.. looking forward to the new breathing method or system.. God bless us all
Hang in. I’ve had long Covid for months and now just using inhaler 1xday and walking more free of chest pain. Still get bouts of fatigue, light headed but no fast heart beat. I used supplements and from lots of research a very clean, low fat (except for chia, flax, hemp seeds) plant based diet. Lots of green smoothies. But practice your breathing for sure. I tried deep ones at first but as he said only makes it worse. Also videos on how to lay on stomach to free up lungs. I put small pillow near underarms and one at waist. It will get better. ❤️✨
@@jmc8076 Thank you so much this is very helpful and encouraging..
I caught covid in March 2020 which led to an irregular breathing pattern which means I have a strong urge to take a deep breath about once every 30 seconds to a minute (I take 1 deep breath on average about once every 30 seconds or once a minute.). I have been to hospital and had numerous tests but I haven't been told why I have this air hunger / strange breathing pattern. I have watched a few of your videos now. Is it possible I am too sensitive to carbon dioxide and that normal rates of carbon dioxide for most people is something I am too sensitive to now which forces me to take a deep breath? I know that carbon dioxide sensitivty can make you breath harder and faster (my breathing is not hard and fast, the irregular part of my breathing is the need to take a deep breath) is it possible that a carbon dioxide sensitivy post covid has created the need to take a deep breath once every 30 seconds or so? Just one more thing to add. If I meditate and breath really low and shallow, I can force myself not to take a deep breath, but the urge to do so is there for pretty much the entire 15 minutes of meditation (a really big build up of pressure). This irregular urge/breathing pattern has been going on for 3 years and is very debilitating
Hi @delboy9617,
It certainly is possible.
When you say 'deep breath' are you taking a big gulps of air through the mouth using your upper chest?
The low breathing during meditation should help, but you should be breathing through the nose.
Try following the breathing exercises for Covid on the Oxygen Advantage App.
Android:
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oxygen.advantage&pli=1
Apple:
apps.apple.com/ie/app/oxygen-advantage/id1589260950
Hope that helps.
I have EXACTLY the same thing. Also caught Covid in March 2020 and since then irregular breathing all day long..
Hi @@Jackson.official
Try the exercises on the free OA breathing app. They should help.
Android:
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oxygen.advantage&pli=1
Apple:
apps.apple.com/ie/app/oxygen-advantage/id1589260950
Hi, how are you now?
@@Jackson.officialhi, do you still have it?
My breath rate is about 8 breaths per minute and when watching the breath exercise of 3 seconds in and 3 second out, that's way to fast for me. It feels like I'm having to speed up my breathing rather than slow it down.
I'd assume this is a good thing, that I breath very slowly, yet my breath hold time is only around 10 seconds.
What's going on?
Maybe your breaths are very large, like large volume of air in each breath? If so, see if you can make the air volume a little smaller and see what happens for you. Hope this may help
A1
Except that the evidence base does not support this.
Just by starting this 2/3 of my symptoms have disappeared including the IBS and the chest pains… There’s your evidence
Can you cite evidence against? He cites related studies in other videos. Long covid is very new. What 'evidence' are you looking for? Research costs millions and realistically investors esp pharma cos prob wont fund any not resulting in profit. My wife was helped alot by Patrick's videos for both covid and long covid.